Project Gutenberg 2004-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 224 Schiller, Friedrich 1759 1805 Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrick The Ghost-Seer; or the Apparitionist; and Sport of Destiny Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The Ghost-Seer; or, the Apparitionist; and Sport of Destiny" by Friedrich Schiller is a novel crafted in the late 18th century. The narrative unfolds through the experiences of an unnamed protagonist, who recounts a series of supernatural and mysterious events involving a sensitive prince and various apparitions. The themes touch on human intellect's fallibility and the complex interplay between fate, ambition, and supernatural phenomena. At the start of the novel, the protagonist returns to Courland during Carnival and meets a prince in Venice, where their friendship is rekindled. The prince, characterized by his gravity and melancholic demeanor, is intrigued by an unsettling encounter with a mysterious masked figure, dubbed the Armenian, who predicts a death. This initial incident sets into motion a series of explorations into the world of apparitions, wherein the prince seeks to understand mystical revelations while navigating the treacherous waters of Venice's dark political and supernatural landscape. The opening introduces a blend of suspense, intrigue, and philosophical inquiry that promises an enthralling tale of destiny and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Venice (Italy) -- Fiction Ghost stories PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 327743 327744 2024-10-03T10:38:56.430477 2023-10-03T09:28:41.014544 text/html text/html 335008 2021-01-27T01:40:59 text/html; charset=utf-8 112106 2021-01-27T01:40:59 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 200001 2024-10-03T10:39:04.411432 application/epub+zip 204431 2024-10-03T10:39:00.133446 application/epub+zip 188568 2024-10-03T10:38:58.784434 application/epub+zip 441717 2024-10-03T10:39:07.649428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423003 2024-10-03T10:39:03.503510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360741 2022-09-03T13:27:22.131866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284181 284174 2024-10-03T10:38:55.887486 2023-10-03T09:28:40.629495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 287093 2020-12-30T00:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 107386 2020-12-30T00:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 284038 2020-12-30T00:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106942 2020-12-30T00:43:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21976 2024-10-03T10:39:07.782389 application/rdf+xml 22011 2024-10-03T10:38:59.376438 image/jpeg 4673 2024-10-03T10:38:59.089444 image/jpeg 198506 2024-10-03T10:38:56.460445 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia